13×19″ Bomber Traverse trail map in the current edition (2.2). Printed in high resolution with 100% pigment ink on a premium tear-resistant waterproof paper. Folded and shipped in an envelope.

A portion of every sale is donated to the Mountaineering Club of Alaska or to the maintenance crew for the Snowbird Glacier Hut.

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